Lake Station Community Schools

Public school district · Lake County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1802910

Lake Station Community Schools spent $13,018 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,030 students in 2024-25; 56.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,600 per student, down 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lake Station Community Schools in enrollment (1,101 to 1,150 students) and Lake Station Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Station Community Schools, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation $12,470; Central Noble Community Schools $12,468; Smith-Green Community Schools $12,313; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.10k12k14k16k18kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018North Newton School Corporation$12,917Eastern Pulaski Community Scho…$12,470Central Noble Community Schools$12,468Smith-Green Community Schools$12,313South Putnam Community School …$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Station Community Schools, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation $12,470; Central Noble Community Schools $12,468; Smith-Green Community Schools $12,313; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.10k12k14k16k18kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018North Newton School Corporation$12,917Eastern Pulaski Community School Co…$12,470Central Noble Community Schools$12,468Smith-Green Community Schools$12,313South Putnam Community School Corpo…$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Station Community Schools, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation $12,470; Central Noble Community Schools $12,468; Smith-Green Community Schools $12,313; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.10k14k18kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018North Newton School Corporation$12,917Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation$12,470Central Noble Community Schools$12,468Smith-Green Community Schools$12,313South Putnam Community School Corporation$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Station Community Schools, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation $12,470; Central Noble Community Schools $12,468; Smith-Green Community Schools $12,313; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.10k14k18kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018North Newton School Corporation$12,917Eastern Pulaski Community School Corpor…$12,470Central Noble Community Schools$12,468Smith-Green Community Schools$12,313South Putnam Community School Corporati…$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$20,377,000 in revenue: 56.9% state, 22.7% local and 20.5% federal. Total spending including $3,029,000 of capital outlay was $18,952,000, or $16,846 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lake Station Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,585,000; Local $4,622,000; Federal $4,170,000; total $20,377,000.
  • State$11,585,000 57%
  • Local$4,622,000 23%
  • Federal$4,170,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,125 students in 2022-23, 1,144 students in 2023-24, 1,030 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lake Station Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,144, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,1442024-251,030
Lake Station Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,144, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,1442024-251,030
Lake Station Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,144, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,1442024-251,030
Lake Station Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,125, 2023-24: 1,144, 2024-25: 1,03005001k1.5k2022-231,1252023-241,1442024-251,030

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,12571.015.8
2023-241,14474.015.5
2024-251,03064.016.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,642,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,237 per student

Lake Station Community Schools booked $3,642,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 71 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $51,296 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 49 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,471,00095.3%
Vocational$171,0004.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,472 in 2018-19, $2,567 in 2019-20, $2,660 in 2020-21, $2,961 in 2021-22, $3,237 in 2022-23.

Lake Station Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,472, 2019-20: $2,567, 2020-21: $2,660, 2021-22: $2,961, 2022-23: $3,23701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,4722019-20$2,5672020-21$2,6602021-22$2,9612022-23$3,237
Lake Station Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,472, 2019-20: $2,567, 2020-21: $2,660, 2021-22: $2,961, 2022-23: $3,23701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,4722019-20$2,5672020-21$2,6602021-22$2,9612022-23$3,237
Lake Station Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,472, 2019-20: $2,567, 2020-21: $2,660, 2021-22: $2,961, 2022-23: $3,23701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,4722019-20$2,5672020-21$2,6602021-22$2,9612022-23$3,237
Lake Station Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,472, 2019-20: $2,567, 2020-21: $2,660, 2021-22: $2,961, 2022-23: $3,23701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,4722019-20$2,5672020-21$2,6602021-22$2,9612022-23$3,237

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Station Community Schools scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math15%37.5%537

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 92 students in Lake Station Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%88.1%
Students in the class9277,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 435 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School23513.673.6%Schoolwide program
Alexander Hamilton Elementary School20014.066.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 595 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School59518.464.7%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Lake Station Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Lake Station Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentLake Station Community Schools ranks 78 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,018).#78 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaLake Station Community Schools is the number 224 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 1,125 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#224 of 414
  3. Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolThe next larger Indiana district: 1,127 students in fall 2022, $17,319 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,319
  4. Eastern Greene SchoolsThe next smaller Indiana district: 1,116 students in fall 2022, $13,382 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,382
  5. Compare Lake Station Community Schools with Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School, its largest high school595 students in 2024-25, 18.4 per teacher.595
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaLake Station Community Schools spent $51,296 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$51,296
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Lake Station Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Lake Station Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 1,030 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lake Station Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,018 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,600 per student, down 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lake Station Community Schools' money come from?
    $20,377,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.9% state, 22.7% local and 20.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lake Station Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 310 of the 1,456 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Lake Station Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,642,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,237 per student. Divided by the 71 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,296 per teacher, more than 49 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Lake Station Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Station Community Schools scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Lake Station Community Schools?
    85-89% of the 92 students in Lake Station Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Lake Station Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1802910. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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